What is Philosophy?: Crash Course Philosophy #1

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  • Today Hank begins to teach you about Philosophy by discussing the historical origins of philosophy in ancient Greece, and its three main divisions: metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory. He will also introduce logic, and how you’re going to use it to understand and critically evaluate a whole host of different worldviews throughout this course. And also, hopefully, the rest of your life.
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Komentáře • 6K

  • @ennuied
    @ennuied Před 6 lety +13958

    I chose philosophy to find out why I chose philosophy.

  • @spikevillanueva4836
    @spikevillanueva4836 Před 4 lety +4433

    Me: I'm alive!
    Philosophy: That raises a question.

    • @opanainmyveins
      @opanainmyveins Před 4 lety +202

      Are you really alive or are you just surviving? Are you actually alive or is your body itself alive and you're a prisoner of it?

    • @cameronjpreece
      @cameronjpreece Před 4 lety +75

      @@opanainmyveins That could be broken into deeper questions - what is life? what is survival? What is the self?

    • @andrewwang2021
      @andrewwang2021 Před 4 lety +8

      U forgot to take the a out and put an s behind question.

    • @manh385
      @manh385 Před 4 lety +41

      @@opanainmyveins
      What is "what"
      Really scary

    • @KryptonKr
      @KryptonKr Před 4 lety +25

      man boc What is scary? What does knowing what “what” is that makes the “what” scary?

  • @UnderTheEndlessRain
    @UnderTheEndlessRain Před 5 lety +8113

    this made me realize that philosophy is just overthinking everything

    • @user-uh8lj2jz9i
      @user-uh8lj2jz9i Před 4 lety +386

      Is it?

    • @thatshaven7140
      @thatshaven7140 Před 4 lety +438

      I know. Asking questions that never have the answers is like creating problems that don't exist.

    • @HemasriMishraMusic
      @HemasriMishraMusic Před 4 lety +159

      Even science is overthinking.

    • @IvanTheDarkAngel
      @IvanTheDarkAngel Před 4 lety +239

      Hemasri Mishra Is it? Or are you just underthinking everything?

    • @JustinL614
      @JustinL614 Před 4 lety +204

      For you it is but philosophy is not that in itself. Some people are just not thinkers... most people are not intelligent.
      To put it in an easy way to underatand..it's kind of like explaining colors to someone who is blind.. and that's okay. Everyone has something they are good at. Your brain might not be able to function in a way that enables understanding of philosophy.

  • @scar3fr3ak
    @scar3fr3ak Před 4 lety +5349

    Scientists ask "how".
    Philosophers ask "why".

  • @JWMCMLXXX
    @JWMCMLXXX Před 7 lety +4534

    When I was a kid, our parents were jealous of our toys.
    Now I'm jealous of our kid's online learning resources.
    Awesome.

    • @ilustrado7291
      @ilustrado7291 Před 7 lety +44

      Spot on, Jay.

    • @SalamanderMagic
      @SalamanderMagic Před 7 lety +144

      Jason Wood Yup. I'm glad I'm growing up in this era, with information at my fingertips. As a young child that constantly wonders, I am able to find the answers to my inquiries within seconds. I love it.

    • @EdrianMacabalitao
      @EdrianMacabalitao Před 7 lety +49

      I just hope that my little cousins find this awesome channel and learn how to think rationally as soon as possible. Now that there are a lot of false informations on the Internet.

    • @oneofmanyscrubsontheintern3905
      @oneofmanyscrubsontheintern3905 Před 6 lety +4

      I hope you will find enlightenment watching all 46 episodes in this series

    • @mariaivanova8192
      @mariaivanova8192 Před 6 lety +1

      Jason Wood Glad to be a kid now;)

  • @robinmahmud2508
    @robinmahmud2508 Před 4 lety +3016

    What is philosophy?
    Everything
    Philosophers : Is it?

    • @Freyia935
      @Freyia935 Před 4 lety +1

      @Rowan Brown Wanna explain more?

    • @norixza21
      @norixza21 Před 4 lety +6

      ...Not everything needs meaning or a reason.

    • @Freyia935
      @Freyia935 Před 4 lety +49

      @@norixza21 It's not that it doesn't need one, it's just that we can't find one.

    • @josfr33
      @josfr33 Před 4 lety +12

      Hey Vsauce! Michael here.

    • @regulus007
      @regulus007 Před 4 lety +5

      @@Freyia935 i mean you could argue that something not existing or happening is all the reason the chaos of existing decides to make it happen tho, because the possibility exists that's all the reason the possibility itself cares about to realize its existence

  • @brotataftw6046
    @brotataftw6046 Před 4 lety +2783

    this is proof that a "teacher" can determine how u look at a subject

    • @rixonrainold1193
      @rixonrainold1193 Před 4 lety +10

      lol ikr

    • @FringeWizard2
      @FringeWizard2 Před 4 lety +47

      I am trying to find videos on youtube that talk intelligibly about philosophy but it seems audiobooks and pdfs from the actual philosophers themselves is the only way to go... though I've been hermit mode for like 6 years now studying philosophy and still not done going over all the major philosophers and their works. Sigh. When will I ever arrive at true Knowledge?

    • @johnspartan12
      @johnspartan12 Před 4 lety +47

      @@FringeWizard2 Never. Obviously

    • @MilwJay
      @MilwJay Před 4 lety +7

      We are life. Thus life has value. All decisions weigh and balance diff life parts values. Do the best you can.

    • @seopark7467
      @seopark7467 Před 4 lety +36

      @@FringeWizard2 OOH OOH I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. hopefully. There is this fantastic channel called "PhilospophyTube" which I highly highly recommend!

  • @oioioi6664
    @oioioi6664 Před 5 lety +3187

    I want to do philosophy in college but all my friends and family laugh at me :(
    I think its utterly fascinating

    • @Andrew-wy9qy
      @Andrew-wy9qy Před 5 lety +471

      Do it regardless of others' opinions of you. If you give in and please them by doing whatever they want you to do instead of what YOU want to do then you'll end up never going after what you truly want. Godspeed.

    • @calreeves6755
      @calreeves6755 Před 5 lety +244

      If you're worried about the practicality of the major in the workforce then double major, it pairs well with literally every subject imaginable.

    • @nefeligeorgiou7016
      @nefeligeorgiou7016 Před 5 lety +126

      a philosophy major will provide you with many skills that are transferable to many jobs. Also with the fast progress of technology and science philosophers will be in great demand

    • @Noa......
      @Noa...... Před 4 lety +78

      @@beepbopboop7727 There are many jobs offering to degrees of arts and social science or any disciplines. Sometimes, your job has almost nothing to do with your prior education. At the end of the day, it has to do with your experience and soft skills.

    • @hargous
      @hargous Před 4 lety +56

      You’re already doing philosophy, by living.
      Philosophy is life, what’s concrete. Not ideas or such.

  • @SeanTurle
    @SeanTurle Před 7 lety +4444

    I'm supposed to be studying mathematics right now but here I am thinking what are numbers?

    • @mynameis6575
      @mynameis6575 Před 6 lety +28

      same

    • @rambo32404
      @rambo32404 Před 6 lety +17

      Waow

    • @mosmith1251
      @mosmith1251 Před 6 lety +103

      You just explained my entire life.

    • @viderevero1338
      @viderevero1338 Před 6 lety +7

      lol I'm supposed to do science homework

    • @ibuprofem9901
      @ibuprofem9901 Před 6 lety +29

      +GiraffeKey
      age is a number
      numbers are a social construct
      ________________________________
      age is a social construct

  • @gamer_DJM
    @gamer_DJM Před 8 lety +870

    One of my favorite things about a new Crash Course series is pausing the intro to read the little info bubbles.

    • @crashcourse
      @crashcourse  Před 8 lety +109

      +Gamerfreak Right? The whole team at Thought Cafe is amazing.

    • @Thought-Cafe
      @Thought-Cafe Před 8 lety +48

      +CrashCourse :D :D :D

    • @bluetannery1527
      @bluetannery1527 Před 8 lety +9

      Massive shoutout to thought cafe. What software do they use?

    • @MarcelloSevero
      @MarcelloSevero Před 8 lety +7

      +Gamerfreak The cat is half dead and half alive even _after_ it comes out of the box!

    • @Thought-Cafe
      @Thought-Cafe Před 8 lety +25

      +William Tannery Thank you! We use Adobe Illustrator and After Effects :)

  • @skyllerf97
    @skyllerf97 Před 6 lety +3308

    My gf is laughing at me because I'm watching this and taking notes in my free time

  • @cannockladtalk5223
    @cannockladtalk5223 Před 4 lety +1139

    Philosophy is an attempt to understand the world around us and the reasons for it and us and the things that we do. A lot of it can be introspective and deals with questions as to the ideal society and the motivations of people and why they do things. Whilst I like philosophy there exists a caveat within it for me as a central issue:
    Namely, Philosophy can encourage apathy as regards too much thinking and not doing, or not putting ones thoughts into a physical manifestation in the real world, this is of course where philosophy can encounter the realms of politics, economics and sociology. But I find for my own introspective analysis that philosophers as a whole tend to to be sterotypically disconnected with real world issues and more focused on spouting platitudes and stoking their own egos. An idea is nothing if not acted upon, Plato took no action to create his republic of ideal guardians, Machiavelli espoused his theories but did not connive and manipulate to put them into effect, Locke took his notions of a liberal or liberated society of freedom but did he campaign for it, did he issue speeches or create a movement or cause to do so? One may of course retort that he practised it by allowing others to do as they do, to which I say the ideal or idea not put into affect is nothing, and less than nothing it detracts. I may have the idea of making a sandwich to appease my hunger, but without the inclination or will to do so i shall remain hungry.
    Buddha drew an interesting parallel here when he described a person shot by a poisoned arrow, he states that the man could enquire from whence direction the arrow came, where it was made, what it was made from, who shot the arrow, what is the poison etc etc, but only by dealing with the arrow, i.e. by acting upon it can he affect his life. Thus whilst I admire philosophy and love it myself, I find that most take no action from it, worse they may become armchair philsophers, worse still they may stoke their own egos and platitudes and lastly they may, surrounded only by followers lose touch of the real world they once tried to understand. Wisdom can therefore be a snare, for it is not a conclusion that is important, indeed only dead fish swim with the stream but the evermore exploration and continuance of the journey, once one reaches a definite conclusion and no longer takes an action, is it not that he/she is indistinguishable from the corpses of those laid to rest in previous generations? he/she that states that they now know truth are thus now nobody, for they have stopped action, thus it is that to know, or truly know is to know that you know nothing and thus one lives by continuing on the journey of trying to understand. Philsophy is therefore a journey, for which the action of walking that path IS the aim, the quaint phrase: It is not the destination but the journey that matters springs to mind.
    Ugh....you now have me getting philosophical...ah well, here's to more understanding and more wisdom. Have a nice day anyone who reads this.

  • @RennietheRobit
    @RennietheRobit Před 8 lety +1498

    I'm ready for my existential crisis!

  • @fireinacan
    @fireinacan Před 8 lety +755

    I hope this series never, ever ends.

    • @TheNeilDarby
      @TheNeilDarby Před 8 lety +13

      Like existence!

    • @flopperdilly9
      @flopperdilly9 Před 8 lety +9

      +◯ Advaita If existence never ends... Kill me now.

    • @AnuragKumar-ik1kc
      @AnuragKumar-ik1kc Před 8 lety +6

      +flopperdilly9 but wouldn't you continue to exist even if I killed you? Aaaargggh, damn you philosophy

    • @AbhishekRaj-us5vv
      @AbhishekRaj-us5vv Před 8 lety +1

      +flopperdilly9 if someone kills you now you will again take rebirth according to your karma of past life. you can exit the cycle of birth and death by performing disinterested/detached actions and avoiding doing any wrong. anyways the transcendental soul is never bound and is eternal and infinite.

    • @AbhishekRaj-us5vv
      @AbhishekRaj-us5vv Před 8 lety +1

      +Anurag Kumar it is philosophically wrong to assert to assert that anything exists absolutely. correct way is to say that such a thing exists at some definite time at a definite place. if you have existed for a moment and the moments are true then in some sense you exist infinitely. imagine life like a collection of moments in the form of pictures. in the grand reality all moments are true that is all events or facts of this universe are eternal.

  • @kaileo8349
    @kaileo8349 Před 4 lety +226

    I’m so happy to see a comment section that has literally every thought I think at least TWICE per week. 😂😂

  • @yoursubconscious
    @yoursubconscious Před 4 lety +1890

    its funny how ppl. pay for university, yet CZcams has taught me everything I studied in business in order for me to get my business degree...

    • @erickouhai9818
      @erickouhai9818 Před 4 lety +80

      Its funny that I'm your first reply... Because when I'm the first person to reply a comment.. That only means the comment is good.

    • @MrKeeyt-jm3ji
      @MrKeeyt-jm3ji Před 4 lety +19

      Sooooo what about second👀😂

    • @dhp17
      @dhp17 Před 4 lety +51

      @@MrKeeyt-jm3ji that raises a philosophical question?

    • @ghillies4life
      @ghillies4life Před 4 lety +79

      As a holder of a BS in Medical Lab Science, and a PhD in Pathobio, I couldn't have learned everything I learned in college on the internet. But yes, the internet has a lot of good stuff.

  • @mwthecool
    @mwthecool Před 8 lety +265

    I'm not even in a philosophy class and I'm watching this! I'm just generally interested in the subject.

    • @Othelbark
      @Othelbark Před 8 lety +14

      +TheEmeraldSword You should check out the channel "Philosophy Tube" if you haven't already.

    • @mwthecool
      @mwthecool Před 8 lety

      Othelbark Sounds good!

    • @mwthecool
      @mwthecool Před 8 lety

      ***** Will do

    • @tobitoes1052
      @tobitoes1052 Před 8 lety +2

      You should also check out 'The School of Life'

    • @13arnaut13
      @13arnaut13 Před 8 lety

      +Tobi Toes did you even read the other comments

  • @Shangori
    @Shangori Před 8 lety +153

    hopefully an episode about why the freakin hell 'how to think' is not part of every education system. It would solve so many problems

    • @tn9711
      @tn9711 Před 8 lety +26

      The education system wants to produce individuals that can simply function in a society, school is not the birthplace of a genius.

    • @1234kalmar
      @1234kalmar Před 8 lety +4

      +Aatrox Sagitarius Well, they botch up the first thing too, so no surprise there

    • @Shangori
      @Shangori Před 8 lety +4

      ***** Yeah, in europe many schools implement this standard.. I say many, not all. For instance, in the netherlands, where we have different levels of secondary education. We don't 'just' have 7th, 8th and 9th grades, but different levels of those grades. Can't explain it too well, so I'll just point you to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary_education#Netherlands . Vwo implements the IB standard
      Hey, I can understand not everyone can manage, but surely more than _just_ the top tier.

    • @jacquesy2520
      @jacquesy2520 Před 8 lety

      +Shangori agreed. Many of my schoolmates aren't exactly the best at thinking before, after or while they're doing anything...

    • @cuckoophendula8211
      @cuckoophendula8211 Před 8 lety +1

      +Shangori
      Thank goodness I'm not the only one who noticed this. For my master's in health education right now, I'm actually in the middle of doing a project on developing a course on how to think critically. The problem is that it's much harder than I thought it'd be...the project will be a bit past due.

  • @TheBVTM
    @TheBVTM Před 4 lety +141

    8:43 sums up philosophy and human reasoning. He said it so casually but yet it was so profound

  • @isaaczurich9272
    @isaaczurich9272 Před 4 lety +279

    For me, the best definition I've ever come across for philosophy was "the activity of trying to work out the right way to think about things." The keyword in that definition is "activity," because part of what makes philosophy so rewarding is engaging with the ideas of different philosophers and interrogating our own ideologies and biases in order to better ascertain whatever the truth is. If all we're doing is learning what others have said and simply repeating it, then we're little more than contemporary sophists.

  • @ChristianNeihart
    @ChristianNeihart Před 8 lety +150

    I will never tire of the arts, even though I am an engineer.

    • @vlogerhood
      @vlogerhood Před 8 lety +15

      +Christian Neihart I just went with it and got degrees in both engineering and philosophy.

    • @Hermwormful
      @Hermwormful Před 8 lety +16

      +vlogerhood
      Logic and Math go very well together.

    • @CitizenX138
      @CitizenX138 Před 8 lety +1

      +Christian Neihart Double major applied mathematics and music education. I absolutely understand your feeling. :)

    • @alacnaythegreat1054
      @alacnaythegreat1054 Před 8 lety +5

      But is engineering not a kind of art in it's own way. Seeing a machine coming to life, understanding how every little part plays a role to make it work. Just like life in a way.

    • @GhostShakz
      @GhostShakz Před 8 lety +2

      Same. I'm currently studying engineering but I've always loved philosophy

  • @halaelharrati1982
    @halaelharrati1982 Před 6 lety +177

    I've always been a deep thinker- constantly asking these unanswered questions about everything. And I've always loved Philosophy and Psychology. These topics are really intriguing

  • @saltae3753
    @saltae3753 Před 6 lety +485

    I'm doing philosophy as a subject next year... im actually going to have a 24/7 existential crisis

    • @taylorbritt499
      @taylorbritt499 Před 5 lety +20

      im also taking philosophy. well, an ethics class more so than just philosophy. but yes, i am consistently having a moral existential crisis.

    • @MdArifulIslam-lt6yl
      @MdArifulIslam-lt6yl Před 4 lety +1

      i love these imaginations what it take me into...go on!

    • @torin6258
      @torin6258 Před 4 lety +15

      I already live an existential crisis. Hopefully this course will help me sleep at night.

    • @cameronjpreece
      @cameronjpreece Před 4 lety +8

      I tried to get all of my existential crises over in one go. Tread carefully, the mind and create and destroy.

    • @tennenyt5311
      @tennenyt5311 Před 4 lety +6

      I'm looking into philosophy so I can get out of my 24/7 existential crisis

  • @fausto2034
    @fausto2034 Před 4 lety +699

    i am 13 years old. i already know i want my college majors to be philosophy and psychology. i want to know why i want that. i want to know why i see things the way they are. why do we exist? what’s the point of life? if we all die, there’s no reason to live, right?
    ever since i was a little boy (like 5) i used to think i was in a movie, or life was just an illusion, or life is a dream and when we die, we wake up in an alternative world.

    • @princesslaughingpants63
      @princesslaughingpants63 Před 4 lety +58

      Wow!!! I also have the same dreams, to pursue psychology and philosophy in college/university... I'm really happy to hear that people share similar dreams to mine :)

    • @sasilik
      @sasilik Před 4 lety +46

      Philosophy does not give these answers. Most it can give is what might be.

    • @sabrinamitchell4107
      @sabrinamitchell4107 Před 4 lety +25

      When I was 5 I've always thought that I wasn't really living alive in the world. That I was actually asleep in heaven while God waited for me to wake up.

    • @sita487
      @sita487 Před 4 lety +12

      thats exactly my situation (im turning 17 in sep)

    • @sita487
      @sita487 Před 4 lety +21

      @@sabrinamitchell4107 this might be something called depersonalization, although its a mental disorder so im not sure you can develop that at age 5 for no reason. but itd be good to check it out

  • @wilnacalma3486
    @wilnacalma3486 Před 7 lety +85

    Just imagine how much information Hank has doing all these Crash Course series! Doesn't only prove how good teacher he is but also as a student.

  • @tylorhill212
    @tylorhill212 Před 8 lety +81

    "Logic is the philosophers toolbox." Is one of the most important pieces of information within the video.

    • @abdurrezaghabushkewa7287
      @abdurrezaghabushkewa7287 Před 5 lety +3

      Hopefully, the tools are the right size to solve the arguments, or maybe you need and another toolbox.

    • @Rudi361
      @Rudi361 Před 5 lety +1

      Thomas McGoldrick the only thing. Philosophers (except empirist) wont get the idea of saying: „facts dont care about your feelings!“

    • @yiumyoumsan6997
      @yiumyoumsan6997 Před 4 lety +2

      @Thomas McGoldrick You really like Ben Shapiro, eh? I mean, it's not like Ben Shapiro is always being logical all the time. Some of his arguments are terrible.

  • @meunomeesantiago
    @meunomeesantiago Před 6 lety +383

    this first episode taught me more than my high school philosophy teacher ever did

    • @hrushikeshchiplonkar4242
      @hrushikeshchiplonkar4242 Před 5 lety +4

      Hi

    • @FringeWizard2
      @FringeWizard2 Před 4 lety +5

      That's sad because he teaches very little and you could learn much more by not listening to this guy and instead reading the actual works of philosophers.

    • @torin6258
      @torin6258 Před 4 lety +11

      Fringe Wizard Well, that is one idea. But is it not more valuable to learn to think like a philosopher and come up with these solutions on our own?

    • @hananehalal5672
      @hananehalal5672 Před 4 lety +1

      Yes...because we like things explained on a simple way

    • @idaborrel1349
      @idaborrel1349 Před 4 lety +3

      @@FringeWizard2 where can i find all of them please send all of the links

  • @ohmyjustine
    @ohmyjustine Před 6 lety +44

    I am currently taking an accelerated 4-week college course in Philosophy, and this 10-minute video taught me more than my first 1/4 of the course and was clearer about concepts proposed to me. Thanks Hank u a real one

  • @DareToRS
    @DareToRS Před 8 lety +65

    As a current Philosophy major at my University, I cannot begin to express the extent of my excitement in seeing CrashCourse Philosophy take off! I hope that all of those who study Philosophy by way of this series will find it to be as liberating and fascinating as I have.

    • @jack_the_sparrow
      @jack_the_sparrow Před 8 lety +1

      +DareToRS I'm in the same position hehe

    • @1234kalmar
      @1234kalmar Před 8 lety

      +DareToRS I do hope it'll be better than the philosophy class I had last semester. At this moment, I dislike philosophy as much as I dread math. Just the magnitudes of the feeling are the same, I dislike both for different reasons.

    • @haydenl8050
      @haydenl8050 Před 8 lety +1

      +DareToRS Might I ask what you plan to do with your philosophy major? Because I'm in high school but considering majoring in philosophy at college

    • @1234kalmar
      @1234kalmar Před 8 lety +1

      Stuvyen Humanities degrees are usually sought after in lead positions, because they give a very adaptive mindset to people.

    • @losigar7658
      @losigar7658 Před 8 lety +1

      +1234kalmar I want to ask you a question. If I was hieing for a entry level managerial position such as a assistant manger. Who would I think will have the skills and knowledge to do the job well, a person with a philosophy liberal arts degree, or a person with a business degree in managing. I would recommend minoring in philosophy or taking electives in that field rather then majoring in it. College is a huge investment that your going to have to financially pay off, remember that.

  • @7kurisu
    @7kurisu Před 8 lety +2041

    C'mon schools. make philosophy part of the curriculum already!

    • @reidpickett9671
      @reidpickett9671 Před 8 lety +270

      Sadly they wouldn't require all of America to take a course that makes you think critically enough to question Christianity.

    • @Ahmadbeik99
      @Ahmadbeik99 Před 7 lety +88

      In syria philosophy is part of the ciruclum we take it in 10 grade 11 and 12

    • @Bobavakian42069
      @Bobavakian42069 Před 7 lety +43

      No, school is meant to prepare you for skills needed in certain jobs in the real world. There are no longer any jobs in philosophy. If you want to be a philosopher, you'll have to do it from a cardboard box.

    • @Ahmadbeik99
      @Ahmadbeik99 Před 7 lety +57

      +Serena Suni Philosophy is very practical you seem ignorant ."cardboard"? what do you mean don't you know slavoj žižek or alain de botton or jason silva those people have more money than you will ever dream of
      i get it you wanna look like the practical big girl but it's not working for real grow up

    • @Bobavakian42069
      @Bobavakian42069 Před 7 lety +27

      Ahmad beik Philosophy is something to be done in someone's own time, not to be taught in school. It can be a useful skill, but not a practical job. It doesn't line up well with school curriculum; adding it would cause unnecessary controversy .

  • @marwanaser5452
    @marwanaser5452 Před 6 lety +52

    That moment when you realise you LOVE philosophy. I'm definitely going for philosophy as one of my subjects

  • @rhylanbruno7493
    @rhylanbruno7493 Před 4 lety +37

    "Man this summer break will be a movie"
    Philosophers: are we possibly in a movie?

  • @bratzandanimelover
    @bratzandanimelover Před 7 lety +300

    I'm taking Philosophy during Senior year, haven't had my first class yet and I'm watching this video so I can be ahead of everyone in my class.

    • @ilustrado7291
      @ilustrado7291 Před 7 lety +100

      You sneaky girl.

    • @micahhenley589
      @micahhenley589 Před 6 lety +5

      Why do cars and houses get nicks, dents and scratches over time? Why don't they just stay the same or get better?

    • @yinkif8619
      @yinkif8619 Před 6 lety +3

      Godzilla John entropy

    • @micahhenley589
      @micahhenley589 Před 6 lety +1

      +kookie bae Thank you for your answer.
      Does the same apply to computers,data systems, and machines. Why don't they stay the same or get better over time?

    • @yinkif8619
      @yinkif8619 Před 6 lety

      Godzilla John yes....I.think....

  • @Maplestarknight
    @Maplestarknight Před 8 lety +51

    My favorite Philosophical question is "If I had a different father, would I still be me? Would I simply not exist, or would I be an entirely different set of genetic code? Am I just one of millions of possible matches of genetic code, making my very existence a one in a million chance?"

    • @ThatGuyTom12345
      @ThatGuyTom12345 Před 8 lety +1

      I too have thought this many times

    • @magma2680
      @magma2680 Před 8 lety

      oh cool I've had a few of those, going back further in your life makes it a tougher question too, at least when it's hitched to lots of parts of your life.

    • @Linkous12
      @Linkous12 Před 8 lety +2

      +The_Ideaist What makes that question even more interesting is the fact that your feeling of "I" (your consciousness) as a unified whole is really an illusion. Everything about we know about the brain points to the idea that there is no single seat of consciousness, that our feeling of "I" is really just an accumulation of separate brain functions. So to speak of yourself as "me" doesn't really match reality, and you from one moment to another really isn't the same person; you just happen to have a solid(ish) line of memories that makes it feel that way.

    • @jack_the_sparrow
      @jack_the_sparrow Před 8 lety

      +Matthew Davis I disagree with the "you from one moment to another really isn't the same person" statement. There are persistent characteristics that people have that make that person THAT person their entire life, (whether it be looks or behavior or whathaveyou). And you seem to be of the notion that physicalism is the most probable reality in regards to us as subjects of experience, but it's still not necessarily true and dualism shouldn't be discounted. There still could be immaterial and non-physical substances that make us the subjects of experience we are. Or at least me who I am.

    • @Linkous12
      @Linkous12 Před 8 lety

      Jack Sparrow After reading back I feel like I should rephrase the statement: something more along the lines of "you aren't *necessarily* the same person moment to moment". I think that's closer to what I'm getting at.
      And while I suppose I agree dualism can *never* be discounted fully, there is, however, absolutely no scientific support for it.

  • @_Unite-Revolt-Reform_
    @_Unite-Revolt-Reform_ Před rokem +62

    I watched this in high school and this helped me find out what I wanted to do as I always thought like this and now I'm studing philosophy and learning Latin

  • @2013flybro
    @2013flybro Před 4 lety +293

    I don’t recommend watching this while stoned

  • @jacquileather1329
    @jacquileather1329 Před 8 lety +4

    3:59 was literally the first time I've ever heard someone use the pronoun 'she', as opposed to 'he' or 'he or she', to describe a hypothetical person. For some reason, that really struck a chord in me. Thanks Hank and the team! I can't wait for the rest of the series!!!!

  • @JinTrixx5291
    @JinTrixx5291 Před 8 lety +186

    Hank is a better teacher than any in my school :/

    • @mtrozak
      @mtrozak Před 8 lety +16

      +Pan kurczak You sir, are an idiot...and possibly a hillbilly, by the sound of it.

    • @manonsei4140
      @manonsei4140 Před 8 lety +4

      +Pan kurczak But he also teaches Psychology, anatomy and phisiology, chemistry and history of the universe

    • @Imedge6
      @Imedge6 Před 8 lety

      +Crona Gorgon (“Thunderhaz”) He's probably not the only one behind all this. So he's a super teacher.

    • @PMundi
      @PMundi Před 8 lety

      +Crona “Thunderhaz” Gorgon Probably one of the reasons the green brothers are this popular among people that are curious on these subjects, because they teach it the best in this medium.
      One can hope these series may be used in actual education in the future.

    • @daradidam
      @daradidam Před 8 lety +1

      +Pan kurczak If Hank Green is the worst teacher in the world, then that makes you... what exactly? Dumbest person in the world?

  • @haloshortfilms2894
    @haloshortfilms2894 Před 4 lety +65

    This guy speaks FAST

  • @squeakybb
    @squeakybb Před 5 lety +9

    I forced myself through 3 years of college and this has helped me understand more about philosophy than a whole semester in school...

  • @KudiGamer
    @KudiGamer Před 8 lety +870

    I have a feeling that this is going to be great series, I hope they do episodes on Karl Marx and Tom Regan.

    • @StephySon
      @StephySon Před 8 lety +53

      +Kudi I'm dreading the comments that ignorantly bash Marx ugh . . .

    • @markefreet1522
      @markefreet1522 Před 8 lety +29

      +StephySon what about the comments that thoughtfully repudiate marx? are you dreading those as well?

    • @StephySon
      @StephySon Před 8 lety +5

      Mark Efreet Oh no i look forward to those.

    • @markefreet1522
      @markefreet1522 Před 8 lety +3

      +StephySon good, see you there

    • @EyeLean5280
      @EyeLean5280 Před 8 lety

      +Kudi I hope so too. I'd like to understand them better.

  • @nikoabadu9402
    @nikoabadu9402 Před 7 lety +1373

    Philosophy is so fascinating. Thumbs up to those who agree! :D

    • @lizasocan4750
      @lizasocan4750 Před 6 lety +4

      yeah man i love philsopohuy

    • @abdurrezaghabushkewa7287
      @abdurrezaghabushkewa7287 Před 5 lety +21

      Thumbs up to those who disagree, because we will then have questions and arguments. That's why Philosophy is so fascinating.

    • @joshuaford6700
      @joshuaford6700 Před 5 lety +2

      @Kelzeck now your getting it.

    • @yellowflashgaming9237
      @yellowflashgaming9237 Před 5 lety +1

      Yess

    • @jumanahidris7432
      @jumanahidris7432 Před 5 lety +1

      @Kelzeck No. It helps us realize what we are. The only way it would be possible for us to have no questions and no arguments is if we were all of the same mind, and the world was much simpler and our minds much, much more complex so we could truly understand everything. But then the world would also be much less interesting, and who the heck wants that?

  • @kyan_23
    @kyan_23 Před 4 lety +11

    شكرًا لترجمتكم الدورات باللغة العربية.
    -----
    Thank you for translating Arabic courses.

  • @thepip3599
    @thepip3599 Před 6 lety +95

    I first watched this series while playing super Mario odyssey, and now certain levels in it are associated in my brain with the philosophical topics I had been learning about while I played them. Like, the part in new Donk city where you drive away from the t-rex makes me think of the philosophy about what rules we should obey for society to function. And likewise, when people mention that type of philosophy, I think of t-rexes. It’s weird.

    • @taylorbritt499
      @taylorbritt499 Před 5 lety +7

      this is the best comment I've found so far haha. great way to learn I guess? I just have synthwave music in the background lol so idk what that'll do for me.

    • @jamespolland958
      @jamespolland958 Před 5 lety +3

      Same idea for me, but different. I listen to a Canadian podcast called illusionoid (10/10 would recommend), and now whenever I relisten to some episodes, suddenly I am transported back in time to when I was walking along a path on the woods, or going to the grocery store, ect. It's strange and awesome. {For real tho, listen to Illusionoid; it's a improvised sci-fi comedic drama}

  • @pipermeloche7915
    @pipermeloche7915 Před 8 lety +78

    I've been waiting for this forever! I honestly have never been so excited for anything on youtube

    • @elizabethdavies5387
      @elizabethdavies5387 Před 8 lety +1

      +Piper Anne SAME!!! I'm so excited!

    • @ErnieTessein
      @ErnieTessein Před 8 lety

      +Piper Anne I agree but I have high expectations. I hope they don't screw up

    • @cenedra20
      @cenedra20 Před 8 lety

      Me too:3

    • @thesage1096
      @thesage1096 Před 8 lety

      +Piper Anne minecraft 1.9 ....

    • @4571police
      @4571police Před 8 lety

      +Naruto Uzumaki eh... 1.9 is looking pretty bad so far.

  • @chickenmon
    @chickenmon Před 8 lety +136

    I'd love to see a Crash Course Music Theory or Crash Course Music History. Actually, as a music teacher, I'd love to help make these! Philosophy is off to a great start! You guys do excellent work!

    • @daradidam
      @daradidam Před 8 lety +15

      +Drew R There's this joke that I saw on the internet...
      The music teacher sighed, and then told his students "c'mon guys, it's not like it's rocket science".
      then on an another classroom..
      The physics teacher said to his students "c'mon people, it's not like it's music theory".

    • @stephensusman3928
      @stephensusman3928 Před 8 lety

      +Drew R Crash Course Music Theory! Please make this a thing!

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 8 lety

      +Drew R Google The Teaching Company and check out their course "How To Listen To And Understand Great Music".

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 8 lety

      +Stephen Susman Google TED ed "How To Read Music".

    • @soslothful
      @soslothful Před 8 lety +1

      Demian Haki Google The Teaching Company and check out their audio course,"How To Listen To and Understand Great Music". Or check for it in your local library.

  • @prajwolgyawali6770
    @prajwolgyawali6770 Před 4 lety +4

    Started in Greece in early 500 BC : Philos (scientific approach - used analytical approaches) vs Mythos (story telling approach)
    Philosophia (n) - love of wisdom
    Philosophy - the academic study of anything
    Evolved to
    Philosophy - way of thinking about questions - BIG questions
    Three Main Branches of Philosophy:
    1. Metaphysics - branch that studies the nature of reality
    2. Epistemology - branch that studies the nature and scope of knowledge
    3. Value Theory - i. Ethics - branch that studies and evaluate human conduct
    ii. Aesthetics - branch that studies beauty
    Logic is the philosopher's toolbox.

  • @hannahjihyun
    @hannahjihyun Před 4 lety +20

    The quarantine really making me wanting to learn when I'm finally done with school...

  • @Auros2525
    @Auros2525 Před 8 lety +56

    I look forward to dissecting these in search of biases.

    • @boogie1434
      @boogie1434 Před 8 lety +7

      Shouldn't be hard

    • @theceohq
      @theceohq Před 8 lety +31

      +brad garza Exactly. Since every person in existence, even the greatest minds that have existed, are influenced by their own personal experience and belief systems. If you are "unbiased", you are most likely a rock.

    • @krombopulos_michael
      @krombopulos_michael Před 8 lety +2

      +adrsya Yeah, good luck finding anything subjective, especially when it's in a format that is supposed to be simplified and entertaining.

    • @kozhikkaalan
      @kozhikkaalan Před 8 lety

      +Auros2525 hahahaha

    • @kozhikkaalan
      @kozhikkaalan Před 8 lety +5

      +Auros2525 The eurocentric approach already points to a bias. But I don't blame them, easier to start a beginners course this way i guess.

  • @Alia-yc8fg
    @Alia-yc8fg Před 7 lety +369

    i have found my calling apparently ive been a philosopher all of my life without knowing all along !

    • @rondamton5757
      @rondamton5757 Před 7 lety +13

      it's good you know your calling most don't find it

    • @ramlasafia611
      @ramlasafia611 Před 7 lety +1

      i need sm1 to teach meh a philosophy

    • @Alia-yc8fg
      @Alia-yc8fg Před 7 lety +4

      +Ramla Safia no one will ever be a greater teacher than yourself with the help of books that brings you the best philosophers to guid you through

    • @arthurschopenhauer9594
      @arthurschopenhauer9594 Před 7 lety +5

      please define "a philosopher"

    • @Alia-yc8fg
      @Alia-yc8fg Před 7 lety +20

      Di Me Tri having deep thoughts about everything including trivial things and over contemplate on all things that are taken for granted in every day life to question life, love,death and not only ponder on the reason of our existence but to truly inquire if existence exists in the first place .

  • @kaerblover
    @kaerblover Před 4 lety +11

    “In philosophy basically you’ll try to knock down what you think you know about a particular view of the world and you’ll do this whether you agree with the view or not. Why? Because only when you challenge your understanding of how some people view the world, can you decide for yourself if theirs is a view worth having.”
    ~ Crash Course Philosophy #1

  • @ravikgpiit
    @ravikgpiit Před 4 lety +11

    I am an engineering grad, but you motivated me to see everything through the glass of philosophy. Its awesome. Thanks

  • @biancawiseowl
    @biancawiseowl Před 8 lety +387

    Do you think they'll ever create a Crash Course Physics because I could really use that right now?

    • @crashcourse
      @crashcourse  Před 8 lety +297

      +Bianca Aguirre Not sure if it'll arrive soon enough to help you with coursework, but it's launching at the end of next month!

    • @sasak369
      @sasak369 Před 8 lety +8

      It's coming out next month!

    • @cp78912
      @cp78912 Před 8 lety +5

      +Bianca Aguirre Fuck that, Epistemology is rate up my alley.

    • @tobitoes1052
      @tobitoes1052 Před 8 lety +3

      It's starting soon! You're in luck :)

    • @biancawiseowl
      @biancawiseowl Před 8 lety +8

      CrashCourse Sounds good. I have physics until May. Your videos help me so much.

  • @Dhalgrim
    @Dhalgrim Před 8 lety +108

    what a nice coincidence. just switched my second major from history to philosophy =)

    • @Dhalgrim
      @Dhalgrim Před 8 lety +2

      ploganary i'm studying to become a teacher so it will help me in my job and in life =)

    • @writershard5065
      @writershard5065 Před 8 lety +4

      +Dhalgrim Man, everyone on the internet needs to watch this series. Then people will be slightly less annoying on the internet.

    • @MakeMeThinkAgain
      @MakeMeThinkAgain Před 8 lety +3

      +Writer Shard Keep in mind that philosophers have been arguing about some of the same damn things for 2,500 years. The "featherless biped" prank at the Academy could be viewed as the origin of trolling.

    • @jhonhenry9056
      @jhonhenry9056 Před 8 lety +2

      you are going to be rich man.

    • @smartsapian
      @smartsapian Před 8 lety +2

      You should check "school of life" and "philosophy tube" channel on youtube. You will love it.

  • @zohanaqvi
    @zohanaqvi Před 4 lety +15

    This course honestly sounds amazing. I'm starting it from today even though i just got done with high school and have a lot of free time because this subject is worth it and so is the style of teaching. Thank you.

  • @nandhi108
    @nandhi108 Před 6 lety +12

    Well done grounded insight into 'philosophy'. As a yogi who spent time in solitude and caves to find the wholeness of truth, I look back at my initial quest of seeking as a school kid- as 'philosophy' in reading Betrand Russel, Krishnamurthy etc. Later, in my inner journey, I was guided within with the question of my Guru "Why do you look outside you when it is all within you- waiting for you? " To awaken the light within through loud silence and stillness of thought, the effortless of wisdom from 'knowing' was simply the flow. Its good to seek, question, ask and ultimately seek within to know the vastness within. Meditation is the first step to unravel the inner journey. Consciousness is the fruits of the quest that aligns science to wisdom. Aum

  • @BoffinGrusky
    @BoffinGrusky Před 8 lety +69

    "I think, therefore I comment".

    • @Apledore
      @Apledore Před 8 lety +13

      Actually, I'm pretty sure thinking is not required for commenting. 😏

    • @BoffinGrusky
      @BoffinGrusky Před 8 lety +4

      +Apledore Not many students of Descartes in this thread. :)

    • @mschewy11
      @mschewy11 Před 8 lety +2

      Cogito Ergo Sum- I think, therefore I am!

    • @LittleLion93
      @LittleLion93 Před 8 lety

      +watcherjohnny Well... from my own experience people who usually comment do not think very much. :P

    • @MasterLagoz
      @MasterLagoz Před 8 lety +1

      What would comment be in Latin?

  • @andersonandrighi4539
    @andersonandrighi4539 Před 8 lety +92

    Am I the only one who is surprised Hank is doing this subject? I always thought someone else or John would do this theme.

    • @kant12
      @kant12 Před 8 lety +8

      +Anderson Andrighi Not really. It fits better with the science guy.

    • @ThomAalmoes
      @ThomAalmoes Před 8 lety +21

      +kant Not really, scientists doing philosophy usually leads to pretty dogmatic analytical thinking. Hank's focus on logic and traditional fields of philosophy makes me fear that this will be just like that.

    • @BlaineTog
      @BlaineTog Před 8 lety +31

      +Thom Aalmoes It has been my experience that a variety of teaching methods work well for philosophy. As Hank mentions in the video, I would suggest putting assign your assumptions and judging the show on its own merit.

    • @kant12
      @kant12 Před 8 lety

      Thom Aalmoes
      Yeah his focus so far has been perfect. :D

    • @glamdringwielder7075
      @glamdringwielder7075 Před 8 lety +4

      Philosophy is probably the most multidisciplinary field ever. It is still true that a huge amount of philosophers (expecially the more recent ones) do not see the scientific method as sound. A lot would even argue that logic is not the true path to truth.

  • @hebamalik_
    @hebamalik_ Před 4 lety +11

    Came here to learn philosophy.
    Leaving with a bunch of existential crises

  • @josephzanes7334
    @josephzanes7334 Před 4 lety +5

    Philosophy - the study & pursuit of Truth

  • @xkai7546
    @xkai7546 Před 7 lety +64

    I'm so happy. I found your videos last night. I cried with happiness for the first time in 5 years. Never thought I would see objective thinking be so popular. Since I was a kid I was swayed in this direction by events that were supposed to happen. of course my only challenge is other people's world views. Not saying you're promoting any thing in your videos, cause you're not. You are providing people with the chance to think more through multi tired research. Me I wanna help make society recognise things (have general overview and knowledge) about social constructs, entertainment, research and politics. That way we'll live in a world with less judgement and punishment and more freedom. *sigh* I'm just feeling so overwhelmed by information, and existence. I just wish I could have what I want, a world of people who don't attack or ostracise each other based on biased information and social power and tradition. But look to fix problems. I know ultimately it isn't of most significance. But... It is significant to me and I hope I can go through with all I imaging doing. of course I know I don't have magical, unexplainable free will and every action I make is reacting to another action in the millions beyond what I can comprehend at a time. But I feel hatred for general society and people's mundanity, short sighted views and I want a world where everyone realises the importance of understanding each other for their TRUE happiness and fulfilment.

  • @ranshibuki9659
    @ranshibuki9659 Před 7 lety +15

    out of all the cc intros this one has the best theme music
    "David Hume could out-consume Schnopenhauer and Hegel"
    "This guy says there is a teapot somewhere in between Earth and Mars"

  • @damondominique
    @damondominique Před 4 lety +10

    That’s it: I’m officially writing that I was a philosophy major on my résumé.

  • @user-tf4kd5bz1b
    @user-tf4kd5bz1b Před 3 měsíci +1

    I really like the idea that beauty is life itself for philosophers.

  • @rozbroz483
    @rozbroz483 Před 7 lety +366

    I love philosophy with a passion. Yesterday a girl in my class and I were arguing about whether or not everything is a chair...
    The real question is....is that a philosophical question?

    • @barroomhero07
      @barroomhero07 Před 4 lety +37

      Am I a chair??

    • @andrewwang2021
      @andrewwang2021 Před 4 lety +17

      I think when u ask that if that question is philosophy, that is philosophy.

    • @xenalee6836
      @xenalee6836 Před 4 lety +32

      As long as you can sit on it, it's a chair.

    • @mohammedazrin2049
      @mohammedazrin2049 Před 4 lety +2

      If u complicated ur self it is philosophy 😁😁

    • @achrafelbadre4098
      @achrafelbadre4098 Před 4 lety

      @@xenalee6836 broooo 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Im deeeaaad 😂😂😂😂that was an amazing joooke

  • @devins7457
    @devins7457 Před 8 lety +547

    Here CrashCourse will attempt the impossible.
    Teach the internet to think without bias, and communicate with an open mind.
    God bless you Crash Course.
    or boodah
    or Allah
    or Jehovah
    or Yahweh
    or Omeceh
    or Volcano lord
    or Theos
    or Jesus
    or Zeus
    or Mother Earth
    or Simon Magus
    or Bhagava
    or Karma
    or Satnam
    or Flying Spaghetti Monster.
    Bless to you....

    • @rjfaber1991
      @rjfaber1991 Před 8 lety +18

      Don't set your sights so high! If they manage to end the internet's love affair with ad hominem attacks, that'd be a massive improvement already.

    • @epiclysmart
      @epiclysmart Před 8 lety +2

      +Holy Smokes Ha! The FSM.

    • @BombalurinaAI
      @BombalurinaAI Před 8 lety +11

      Not mentioning the one true God.
      All hail Talos. The one true God!

    • @yaldabaoth2
      @yaldabaoth2 Před 8 lety +1

      +Holy Smokes Unless the view counter reaches 2-3 billion views, I don't think so.

    • @EasaYahiya
      @EasaYahiya Před 8 lety +9

      Or.....JOHN CENA!

  • @RebeccaEWebber
    @RebeccaEWebber Před 4 lety +30

    When Hank says "she really might be asking..." that hit me hard. Thanks for the inclusivity CrashCourse.

  • @nahidbethehonoredone
    @nahidbethehonoredone Před rokem +2

    Hi, I'm a 2nd year Philo Major and these videos, although already 6 years old, still helps me immensely from time to time. Makes me realize and remember why I actually chose to take Philosophy in the first place.

  • @arandompersonful
    @arandompersonful Před 7 lety +9

    My intro to philosophy teacher, introduced Philosophy like this:
    Philosophy is interesting, and you become an interesting person when you know at least some things about it; and everyone (including girls) love interesting people.
    I take a casual interest to this day

  • @venetiantemper3358
    @venetiantemper3358 Před 8 lety +31

    I recommend watching this with faint classical or ethereal music in the background to maximize your "classy" experience.

  • @learn_french
    @learn_french Před 6 lety +150

    Thank you so much for sharing, it was great

  • @maltovo777
    @maltovo777 Před 5 lety +2

    I hope y’all make more videos about philosophy. These 46 videos are very helpful. The way you explain it is so easy to understand and to remember!

  • @GabeNewellDFTBA
    @GabeNewellDFTBA Před 8 lety +89

    But what is love? Baby don't hurt me.

    • @Lisa-ny5ke
      @Lisa-ny5ke Před 8 lety +14

      +The Entire Earth
      no more

    • @jpchevron
      @jpchevron Před 8 lety +6

      Now I'm going to have that song stuck in my head the whole day.
      Thanks.

    • @tkitsz
      @tkitsz Před 8 lety

      +Roosh What now? You think having a song stuck in your head is the same as schizophrenia? Clearly you have never met a schizophrenic person. Having another person's voice (witch you know to actually exist, because radio) that sings a song IS NOT equal to having your own private second voice in your head that commands you, and demands things of you. Where the person would feel anxiety and guilt for not complying, in the best cases....
      How did you come to this conclusion Roosh?
      czcams.com/video/pq53AjCCfuE/video.html This is a link to a scischow episode about music stuck in your head.... Learn about it and please stop wasting internet space will your poorly researched claim like it is a fact.... You don't comment on shit... Your comment is shit.... Now let's see your troll or debate skills....

    • @tkitsz
      @tkitsz Před 8 lety

      noidea3p6
      Lol I was taking it easy. My comment was also just a comment. And that is the main reason I replied indeed. I really couldn't care less about what Roosh actually thinks. I just post what I think is the truth, and everybody is free to correct me. I also ask questions I'm rather curious of, but usually people think they are rhetoric and don't answer....
      So noidea3p6 I'm glad I got you to research more but please don't try to read emotions in my comment. You can't see my face (I hope) and reading emotions any other way is mostly self projection.

  • @WonderingPictures
    @WonderingPictures Před 8 lety +965

    I lloooooovvvveeeee philosophy! 😍

  • @jesusghandi2485
    @jesusghandi2485 Před 4 lety +4

  • @paulandrewguerrero0603
    @paulandrewguerrero0603 Před 4 lety +10

    My brain is gonna explode trying to understand every meaning of the branches of philosophy..

    • @avbhev
      @avbhev Před 4 lety +6

      just take time to understand all of those, dont rush

  • @stuffwithsoph8264
    @stuffwithsoph8264 Před 7 lety +257

    I love Philosophy and I'm Greek and my name is Sophia.

    • @stuffwithsoph8264
      @stuffwithsoph8264 Před 7 lety +3

      Kingcobra123lp I don't understand.

    • @Zeuts85
      @Zeuts85 Před 7 lety +12

      It appears that you're also a fan of Japanese animation. I've noticed a correlation between being intelligent and being able to appreciate anime. You're one more example.

    • @stuffwithsoph8264
      @stuffwithsoph8264 Před 7 lety +1

      ***** Thank you.

    • @errorinscript1127
      @errorinscript1127 Před 7 lety +4

      I love both too, but I value philosophy more as it is more important to me.

    • @ded2me491
      @ded2me491 Před 6 lety +3

      Sophia means Wisdom.
      Nice name tho aha (-:

  • @Flying_Scorpion
    @Flying_Scorpion Před 8 lety +47

    WoOoOoOoOooo I really like the intro song! BEST ONE YET!

    • @crashcourse
      @crashcourse  Před 8 lety +18

      +Flying Scorpion Isn't it awesome? Michael Aranda did some great work. But also: keep an eye out for Physics next month, because that one is pretty great too ;)
      -Nicole

    • @stevehawk2025
      @stevehawk2025 Před 8 lety +1

      +CrashCourse YOURE MAKING A PHYSICS CRASH COURSE?!?! I'm so excited

    • @cameronparkinson8580
      @cameronparkinson8580 Před 8 lety

      +CrashCourse helllllll yeah, physics. Been waiting for that one for a while

    • @harrisonharris6988
      @harrisonharris6988 Před 8 lety +2

      +CrashCourse but is it awesome? Can something be objectively awesome? Guess we'll have to wait until that episode!

    • @vaibhavgupta20
      @vaibhavgupta20 Před 8 lety

      +CrashCourse who is Nicole?

  • @ericbarnes8
    @ericbarnes8 Před 4 lety +8

    Coming back for a second time. Thanks again for this awesome crash course.

  • @OhaiBrieanna
    @OhaiBrieanna Před 5 lety +37

    This was so amazingly unbiased and I cannot wait for the rest of the series thank u hank❤️

  • @mileahpoole
    @mileahpoole Před 8 lety +38

    i just started taking philosophy this semester so this is so convenient. Thank You!!!!!

    • @mileahpoole
      @mileahpoole Před 8 lety

      we just got through reading plato's apology, crito and the allegory of the cave

    • @Joytotheworld9797
      @Joytotheworld9797 Před 8 lety

      +Mileah Poole Yeah me too! But Hank teaches differently from my professor. Which is also nice.

    • @med7423
      @med7423 Před 8 lety

      +Mileah Poole same here!

    • @animemangaluv13
      @animemangaluv13 Před 8 lety

      me too! we read the apoly, the republic, euthyphro, phaedo, and now on Descartes work :) so cool

    • @animemangaluv13
      @animemangaluv13 Před 8 lety +1

      +Mileah Poole the allegory of the cave got me thinking all types of metaphors I love it so mentally stimulating ahhhh

  • @ruma7945
    @ruma7945 Před 7 lety +183

    thanks for the fantastic graphics, edditing and easily understandable way of teaching. fantastic video.

  • @peyton4895
    @peyton4895 Před 5 lety +2

    It’s so interesting how we as humans feel uncomfortable thinking about things that we just can’t find the answer to. We are so driven by reality and logic that the thought of something bigger than we good ever think of just gives you chills.

  • @BS-yh2vg
    @BS-yh2vg Před 4 lety +69

    Wait...so this is literally arguing and questioning? Where do i sign?

    • @BS-yh2vg
      @BS-yh2vg Před 4 lety +2

      @@pickles.603 Shoot, ready when you are

  • @Mobius14
    @Mobius14 Před 8 lety +40

    WHY IS SQUARESPACE TAKING OVER EVERYTHING

    • @GodessAsh
      @GodessAsh Před 8 lety

      cuz it's very useful to people, I guess

    • @Josh-wr5ib
      @Josh-wr5ib Před 8 lety +8

      Because squarespace hAS THE ANSWERS.
      ALL HAIL THE SQUARESPACE.
      ALLLLLLLL HAILLLLLLL

    • @leoshevkun3645
      @leoshevkun3645 Před 8 lety +1

      +Nobody Because Build It Beautiful!

    • @3wGaming
      @3wGaming Před 8 lety +7

      Sponsors! They help CC. They fund CC. Maybe they give free lunch

    • @gavinjones
      @gavinjones Před 8 lety +4

      +Nobody Its the new Audible !

  • @dhu192
    @dhu192 Před 8 lety +67

    Will Crash Course teach use about math? I could be using this to improve my grades or simply get smarter?
    Like Learning about math in a nutshell?

    • @dhu192
      @dhu192 Před 8 lety +4

      Or learning about the science behind music?

    • @meegy2
      @meegy2 Před 8 lety +3

      +David Hu ooo music science sounds interesting

    • @Jackson-dt7tz
      @Jackson-dt7tz Před 8 lety +5

      +Meagan Collins
      that's called music theory, you can do a pretty good independent study. there are tons of resources on that subject, from Shakespeare to other CZcams channels.

    • @meegy2
      @meegy2 Před 8 lety +1

      Jackson Alexander I thought it was physics

    • @dhu192
      @dhu192 Před 8 lety

      Okay

  • @cheese2587
    @cheese2587 Před rokem +2

    I now realize that me questioning and answering those questions at night was me doing philosophy

  • @khemirimonem6001
    @khemirimonem6001 Před 4 lety +6

    If logic (the tools) is a deterministic way to get from an assertion A to another one B , than there must be a true way towards "reality"

  • @diegomoreno5927
    @diegomoreno5927 Před 7 lety +67

    It was vacation. I spent over a month alone at my apartment, I got trapped in an Epistemological inquiry. If I am myself, then who myself is? Myself is not me anylonger- I told my parents, and thus they sent me to a psychiatrist...

    • @ruthallen7178
      @ruthallen7178 Před 7 lety +17

      Diego Moreno at least they didn't take you to a priest!

    • @diegomoreno5927
      @diegomoreno5927 Před 7 lety +5

      The psychiatrist is my confessor.

    • @lucasdarianschwendlervieir3714
      @lucasdarianschwendlervieir3714 Před 7 lety +1

      I think if you tried to think of the answer and defend your point, their reaction would be different, but I could be wrong...

    • @historycracker5713
      @historycracker5713 Před 5 lety +5

      I'm guessing this isn't meant to be funny but I laughed either way
      Is that a bad thing

  • @margaretmouka5552
    @margaretmouka5552 Před 8 lety +665

    Uhhh i love philosophy so much. Ive always wondered why people my age dont care about ir

    • @Gard
      @Gard Před 8 lety +27

      I was always interested, but I never knew what it was...
      One day I just found out and now I'm 15 and in love lol

    • @Gard
      @Gard Před 8 lety +2

      bigbenhoward :))

    • @neallucas
      @neallucas Před 8 lety +11

      Am 15, always wanted the knowledge and experience of everything there is to know about the world. So always, study young and persistent may use for future use.

    • @neallucas
      @neallucas Před 8 lety +9

      +bigbenhoward Wow, like your lecture about life, I want to thank you and appreciate for telling me something important in life of knowledge. lol.

    • @neallucas
      @neallucas Před 8 lety +3

      +bigbenhoward and also thanks for the study tips and tricks for Philosophy.

  • @flamedragon07
    @flamedragon07 Před 4 lety +7

    The opening theme is so spacious now. I like the way they use sounds to fit their lessons.

  • @joanneoliver8610
    @joanneoliver8610 Před 4 lety +2

    When I was doing my first year of a Bachelor of Arts we had a compulsory course called 'Ways of Knowing', which was Philosophy based. I've been fascinated ever since. Looking forward to the rest of this course. :)

  • @franciscozattoni
    @franciscozattoni Před 8 lety +14

    I'll be making the Portuguese subtitles for this course.. It's gonna be awesome

  • @Strawburry643725
    @Strawburry643725 Před 8 lety +4

    "We'll try to answer unanswerable questions" I love this Channel

  • @miraonthewall5284
    @miraonthewall5284 Před 4 lety +2

    I’m starting college in the fall, I’ve chosen philosophy as a major! I love this, I just can’t get enough ❤️😍

  • @Rajbhandari88
    @Rajbhandari88 Před 7 lety +187

    Why should I trust you?

    • @mbarkerras7108
      @mbarkerras7108 Před 6 lety +3

      Apply the two-step method that he said :)

    • @abdurrezaghabushkewa7287
      @abdurrezaghabushkewa7287 Před 5 lety

      If you trust me you're a fool. I am very dangerous trap. reason out your steps, because I'm pulling you to the unknown Attention pal

    • @typhoonic
      @typhoonic Před 5 lety +4

      Because if you trust no one, you will be lonely.

    • @creokferrerglanduz6470
      @creokferrerglanduz6470 Před 5 lety +5

      Because trusting is a way to prove to ourselves that we areed each other in one way of thing. You need to agree because if you wont agree. You will be asked, why you dont wanna agree with me?

    • @mikeoxmaul45
      @mikeoxmaul45 Před 4 lety +3

      Why not?

  • @athenanguyen7990
    @athenanguyen7990 Před 8 lety +27

    Who knows the earth better, an astronaut on the moon or a person standing on the earth?

    • @athenanguyen7990
      @athenanguyen7990 Před 8 lety +7

      my theory of knowledge gave me this question and I love it

    • @juliofg1311
      @juliofg1311 Před 8 lety +1

      Athena Nguyen I think it depends if the one on the Earth is an expert or a stupid high school boy! Thats my theory but it is impossible to know...
      (Sorry if I have any errors, I'm spanish)

    • @1234kalmar
      @1234kalmar Před 8 lety

      +Athena Nguyen Depends on their fields of study, and experiences with nature, Like observing wildlife, or the climate.

    • @RosesAndIvy
      @RosesAndIvy Před 8 lety +3

      I'd say that they know the earth on different levels, so it's impossible to say which is better

    • @pikdame
      @pikdame Před 8 lety

      +Athena Nguyen I woulöd ask the question like this "a human living on earth (not a scientist) or an alien discovering it and investigating it though they were never part of earth's society)

  • @hamzakeurti8203
    @hamzakeurti8203 Před 5 lety +12

    I was thrown back to this series after watching "the good place"

  • @haleywelliver
    @haleywelliver Před 6 lety +39

    "it's just turtles all the way down...or in this case, up" John Green I see u

  • @talideon
    @talideon Před 8 lety +20

    I hope you cover the fallacy fallacy early: pointing out fallacies to undermine somebody's argument (which might be false) regardless of the truth of their conclusions (which might be correct, if incorrectly derived) is one of the worst things for rational dialogue on the internet today.

    • @BlaineTog
      @BlaineTog Před 8 lety +8

      +Cíat Ó Gáibhtheacháin Oh I'm sure we could drum up a few dozen things worse for online debate than the fallacy fallacy. It's not good, of course, but it's nowhere near as commonplace or destructive as ad hominems. Because while their conclusion *might* be true, we know that their argument is invalid, whereas most other fallacies tell us nothing about the opposing argument at all.

    • @POWERBUT
      @POWERBUT Před 8 lety

      +bjshnog love this response

    • @jack_the_sparrow
      @jack_the_sparrow Před 8 lety +1

      +Cíat Ó Gáibhtheacháin I don't see how that's that big an issue... if you're trying to argue for a conclusion, then obviously weak premises or premises that don't guarantee the conclusion won't be compelling (and they shouldn't). As my professor says, the beauty of a logically valid argument, (that is, an argument whose premises must guarantee the conclusion) is that no matter what, you have to deny one of the premises leading to the conclusion because otherwise you have to accept it.
      More importantly, as +BlaineTog said, ad hominems should be covered UNDENIABLY. So should all the common fallacies like strawmen, gambler's fallacy, guilt by association, denying the antecedent, affirming the consequent, etc.

    • @kant12
      @kant12 Před 8 lety

      +Cíat Ó Gáibhtheacháin yeah no

    • @RosesAndIvy
      @RosesAndIvy Před 8 lety

      If you are right for the wrong reasons, are you still right?